Need suggestions for GPS

Frankly, not many "need" image maps. In real use scenarios, they are not very useful for general hiking and biking. Trailbuilding and advanced off-trail hiking, okay.

The major players have been covered. The 62 series will not have the best fit on the bars. It will be the clunkiest. Several folks use the Oregon 450 and its variants. I do. It works for me. I mount mine on the stem but if your stem is shorter than about 90mm or very steep, you will have to put it on the bars. It is not as good there imo.

The etrex 30 is probably a little better on the bike by virtue of its size but I hate the joystick interface.

as this thread seems covering some of my questions, I'd throw one more.
which one of the aforementioned gps is best for a use that spans from hiking, mtbiking and road cycling?
I am sort of familiar with a garmin edge 705, which I understand being "bike specific".. and as I would like to use it for hiking as well, I was wondering what model might be best for me.
I plan to use it together with old fashioned maps.. so perhaps tophography is not a must?
thanks!

I was looking for a GPS for hiking, biking (road and mtb), and mapping. I went with the Oregon 450 (spent ~$200), and I've been really happy with it. Primarily, I like the large screen. On the road bike I mount it on the bars and it is very easy to see the map while riding. I did not care about training functions, the trip computer gives all the info I want, and is very customizable. I was a little concerned about the touch screen, but it works fine with even (thin) winter gloves. I looked at the bike-specific models and I did not like them as much.

I use a GPSMap 62 at work (I forget the exact model). It is a really nice, quality unit, utterly bombproof, and I think a little more accurate. However, it is pretty bulky/heavy, and entering text without a touch screen kinda sucks. I would not like it as much for hiking and biking largely because the screen is smaller. However, for a unit that sees rough conditions (more so than hiking and biking) and needs to record points with high accuracy, I'd take it over the Oregon. But for what I actually use mine for, the oregon works better and is a LOT cheaper.